Contents of the BTYPE.DOC file

BTYPE=====BTYPE is a free sample of B-Ware. It works like DOS's TYPE command todisplay ASCII text files, but BTYPE uses large character output. Since thefile is displayed top to bottom, and does not have to be in memory all atonce, BTYPE has no limit on the size of files it can display.

Only ASCII text files can be displayed. This means no EXE files or WK1files, etc. You give the name of the file you want displayed on thecommand line. For example, you can display this document file withthe command: BTYPE BTYPE.DOC

On video hardware such as CGA or Hercules monochrome, which can displaygraphics, BTYPE supports a variety of character sizes. To change from oneto another, press the F2 key while BTYPE is running. On graphics screens,you will be able to cycle among a half dozen video modes. On the originalmonochrome display, which does not support graphics, you will only get thelarge text block display.

BTYPE displays each record in its entirety before moving on to the nextrecord. This means that lines longer than the width of the display arewrapped to the next line. The start of each line is marked off by a triangleon the screen to show it differently from continuation lines. This differsfrom BLOOK which allocates one line to each record. The top line of eachscreen shows the row and column of the text displayed in the upper left corner.

When BTYPE is running, four keys have special meaning. Press the ESCape keyat any time to cancel BTYPE before the file listing is complete. Press theF1 key at any time to display a help screen. Press the F2 key at any timeto cycle to another size of display character. The F3 key starts automaticscrolling.

BTYPE pauses at the end of each screen of data until you press key withouta special meaning. However, if you press the F3 key, BTYPE will pause atthe end of each screen for a given time. The default is 1.5 seconds, butyou can change this with the -A option.

Each new record begins on the top line of a screen. If the new recordcannot be fully displayed in 50 characters, subsequent groups of 50characters will be displayed on subsequent pages of the display.

Arguments can be used to override some of the defaults used by theprogram. Specify arguments on the DOS command line along with thefile name. For example, BTYPE -A1500 BTYPE.DOC. If you find thatyou always want to use the same argument each time you use BTYPE, youcan put the BTYPE command in a BAT file with the arguments you prefer.

Arguments Meaning========= =======-An set time between automatic page downs when F7 key is pressed. N is number of 1/1000ths seconds. For example: -A1500 means page down every 1.5 seconds.

-Tn set the number of characters used for a tab character. The default is 8.

-Vn set initial video mode. -V0 is the large text block mode. -V1 is the mode you would get by pressing F2 one time after the large text block mode.

B-Ware Products===============All B-Ware products use large character displays.

BLOOK is a quick text file display. Use arrow keys to scroll around.

BTYPE is a substitute for DOS's TYPE command. It displays a file, topto bottom, wrapping long lines if necessary to fit the width of the display.

BDIR is a substitute for DOS's DIR command. It allows for sorting of thedirectory entries, and control over which fields are displayed.

BEDIT is a complete text editor which lets you scroll around and changedata at will.

BPOP is a memory resident magnifying glass. It pops up over any text modescreen and enlarges a portion of it.

BFONT is a font editor that allows you to reshape the characters used inany of the above B-Ware products to make them more legible for you.

The 12-bit font used in B-Ware is provided courtesy of Kim Kokkonen ofTurboPower Software. He developed it for use in BigEd, a large characterword processor.